Parachromis

Parachromis is a genus of cichlids native to Central America. Some species occur in Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua. All species are predatory and relatively large for cichlids.

Parachromis
Jaguar Guapote (P. managuense)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Heroini
Genus:	Parachromis Agassiz, 1859
Type species
Parachromis gulosus Agassiz, 1859

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Parachromis dovii (Günther, 1864) (Wolf cichlid, Guapote)
• Parachromis friedrichsthalii (Heckel, 1840) (Yellowjacket cichlid)
• Parachromis loisellei (W. A. Bussing, 1989)
• Parachromis managuensis (Günther, 1867) (Jaguar cichlid, Jaguar guapote)
• Parachromis motaguensis (Günther, 1867) (False yellowjacket cichlid)

Confusingly, a review in 2018 of the type specimen of P. friedrichsthalii showed that this actually is the species that commonly has been referred to as P. loisellei. As a result, P. loisellei becomes a junior synonym of P. friedrichsthalii, while the yellowjacket cichlid that formerly was incorrectly referred to as P. friedrichsthalii should be referred to as P. multifasciatus.^[2]